Homemade Hummus Two Ways
Try these two delicious versions of homemade hummus, roasted garlic and roasted red pepper. Use it as a dip. Put it on sandwiches, or even use it as creamy pasta sauce. Just make sure you make enough to go around!
Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup Tahini
- 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 Garlic Cloves Minced
- 1 15-ounce can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans), Drained
- 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice Freshly Squeezed
- 2 Tbsp Aquafaba From Drained Chickpeas
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
Garnish
- Paprika, Olive Oil, Toasted Pine nuts, Chopped Parsley
Variation- Roasted Garlic
- Roasted Garlic-
- 1 Head of Garlic
- 1 Tsp Olive oil
Variation- Roasted Red Bell Pepper
- 2 Roasted Bell Peppers From Jar.
- 1 Tsp Smoked Paprika
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine the tahini and olive oil and pulse until smooth.
- Add the garlic, garbanzo beans, lemon juice, 2 tbsp aquafaba and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Process until smooth. The longer you process in the food processor, the smoother the hummus will be. Add more salt or lemon juice to taste.
- Serve with sliced vegetables, crackers, chips, or pita.
Variation Roasted Garlic
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Slice the top head of the garlic and lightly drizzle with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Seal foil to form a pouch, and roast garlic in oven until soft, head of garlic facing up, about 20 minutes. Remove the garlic from the oven, and allow the garlic to cool slightly. Using your fingers push out the heads of garlic from the skin. Transfer to the bowl of a food processor. Blend with garbanzo beans. Garnish with pine nuts and fresh parsley
Variation Roasted Red Bell Pepper
- Use Jarred Roasted Bell Peppers remove 2 large ones out and add it to the food processor. If roasting your own peppers. Take a red bell pepper and hold it over an open flame with tongs, charring the skin on the pepper until black and blistered all over. Remove from heat and put in a small container with lid. Let it steam for 5 minutes, remove from the bowl and peel the skin. Transfer to the bowl of food processor and blend with garbanzo beans. Garnish with Smoked paprika.